While out canvassing in the community (nothing to do with the blues), citizen journalist, Lois Theaker met a man with a plectrum on his thumb. “You must be a guitarist,” she said. There began a great front step conversation about the blues with Mike Ballantyne. When asked if he knew Bill Johnson, another local blues player, Mike said no, but that he would sure like to meet him. This sounded too good to miss, so, since each of them lived in the neighbourhood, a meeting was set. Read the rest of this entry »

Alex Furtado believes citizen journalism is about conveying information to the public from the perspective of a community member, without the incentive of employment! In her article she reports on the satirical "Pavey Award" recently announced and reported on by other local media. Read the rest of this entry »